Tamping-tool



l. E. CLUM.

TAMPING TOUL. i APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2. 1920.

1,376,137. Patented Apr. 26,1921.

. ETE@ TTES ears IRA-E. CLUB/I, OF LVIA, OHIO.

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Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

To aZZ Lu/wm t may concern.'

Be it known that l, IRA E. CLUM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lima, in the county of Allen and State of Uhm, have invented a new and useful Tamping- Tool, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a tool designed particularly for tamping under the ties of railways and for like purposes, one of the objects of the invention being to provide a light, durable and compact tool which can be applied readily to a tie and adjusted to different positions thereon, the tool being operated easily by one person and providing means whereby loose stones or other material making up the road bed can be forced under the tie so as to raise it and to hold it properly supported.

Another object is to provide a tool of this character which can be quickly adjusted to ties of different sizes.

1With the foregoing and other objects in View, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that, within the scope of what is claimed,

changes in the precise embodiment of the invention shown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings the pre ferred form of the invention has been shown.

Tn said drawings- Figure l is a side elevation of the tool, one or" its positions being indicated by dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation.

Fig. 3 is a section on line 3-3, Fig. l.

Fig. el. is a perspective view of the tie engaging jaw. i

Referring to the figures by characters of' reference 1 designates the operating lever of the tool, the same having one end portion forked as indicated Vat 2, there being` longitudinal series of apertures 3 in the forked portion. Extending transversely of the free end of the forked portion is a tamping blade 4 which projects beyond the fork, substantially at right angles thereto, and for a considerable distance beyond each side of the fork. This blade can be connected to the fork in any manner desired. For example the blade can be formed with a central rearwardly extending portion 5 having angular lugs 6 seated within corresponding openings 7 in the sides of the fork. Obviously the parts can be assembled in any other manner desired.

Extending through the fork is an arm 8 having va longitudinal series of apertures 9 anyone of which is adapted to receive a pivot bolt l0 insertible through any of the openings 3. Formed at one end of the arm 8 is a gripping jaw l0 which can be of any construction desired and, if preferred, can be provided at its free end with a lip 1l, adapted to be extended under a tie being tamped.

ln using this tool the arm 8 is placed on a tie A with the jaw 10 engaging one'side of the tie. Tf the lip ll extends from the jaw it will extend under the tie. Lever l is swung approximately to the position indicated by dot-ted lines in Fig. l so as to allow the parts to be assembled readily. By then swinging the 'lever to the position shown by full lines in Fig. l, the blade 4 will engage loose stones in the path thereof and force them under the tie, thus packing the material tightly under the tie. As the lade is of considerable length it will be obvious that by means of this tool the tie can be tamped throughout its length quickly simply by adjusting the tool aloner the tie during the tainpingoperation. iFurthermore one man can operate the tool and as a tolerable leverage is provided it will be apparent that the tamping will be Very efcient. s

W hat is claimed is The combination with a lever having a fork at one end and a tainping blade extending` at an angle from the fork and laterally beyond the sides thereof, of an arm pivotally and adjustably connected to and extending through the fork, a jaw upon the arm, and means upon the jaw for engaging the tie to hold the jaw to the tie.

Tn testimony that T claim the foregoing as my own, T have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

IRA E. CLUM.

Witnesses:

Oris T. LirriNcorT, BERTHA lil. MILLER. 

